Conjugation of the verb bear in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb bear in English.

Conjugation of the verb bear in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I bear
  • you bear
  • he|she|it bears
  • we bear
  • you bear
  • they bear

Present Continuous

  • I am bearing
  • you are bearing
  • he|she|it is bearing
  • we are bearing
  • you are bearing
  • they are bearing

Present Perfect

  • I have borne/born
  • you have borne/born
  • he|she|it has borne/born
  • we have borne/born
  • you have borne/born
  • they have borne/born

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been bearing
  • you have been bearing
  • he|she|it has been bearing
  • we have been bearing
  • you have been bearing
  • they have been bearing

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb bear in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I bore
  • you bore
  • he|she|it bore
  • we bore
  • you bore
  • they bore

Past continuous

  • I was bearing
  • you were bearing
  • he|she|it was bearing
  • we were bearing
  • you were bearing
  • they were bearing

Past perfect

  • I had borne/born
  • you had borne/born
  • he|she|it had borne/born
  • we had borne/born
  • you had borne/born
  • they had borne/born

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been bearing
  • you had been bearing
  • he|she|it had been bearing
  • we had been bearing
  • you had been bearing
  • they had been bearing

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb bear in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will bear
  • you will bear
  • he|she|it will bear
  • we will bear
  • you will bear
  • they will bear

Future continuous

  • I will be bearing
  • you will be bearing
  • he|she|it will be bearing
  • we will be bearing
  • you will be bearing
  • they will be bearing

Future perfect

  • I will have borne/born
  • you will have borne/born
  • he|she|it will have borne/born
  • we will have borne/born
  • you will have borne/born
  • they will have borne/born

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been bearing
  • you will have been bearing
  • he|she|it will have been bearing
  • we will have been bearing
  • you will have been bearing
  • they will have been bearing

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to bear

Present participle

  • bearing

Past participle

  • borne/born

Perfect Participle

  • having borne/born

The imperative in English, for the verb to bear

Imperative

  • bear
  • let's bear
  • bear

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